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Weather Watchers

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts) Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:09 PM Oct 2017

Strong, dry hot winds worsen in San Diego County.

SDG&E has turned off power in some areas to prevent sparks from igniting. Record breaking heat (over 100 degrees) continues to keep schools closed in one of the nation's largest school districts.

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Strong, dry hot winds worsen in San Diego County. (Original Post) BigmanPigman Oct 2017 OP

That Head Unprecedented In LA & San Diego This Time Of Year. TheMastersNemesis Oct 2017 #1

It was only a few degrees cooler two weeks ago. The Oct weather is often like this. BigmanPigman Oct 2017 #2

TheMastersNemesis

(10,602 posts)

1. That Head Unprecedented In LA & San Diego This Time Of Year.

Reply to BigmanPigman (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:14 PM

Oct 2017

Trump will prohibit speech about warming until we are all dead.

BigmanPigman

(51,609 posts)

2. It was only a few degrees cooler two weeks ago. The Oct weather is often like this.

Reply to TheMastersNemesis (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:22 PM

Oct 2017

Our two biggest fires occurred at the same time in Oct (200,000-300,000 acres and 2,000+ buildings were burned and destroyed in each of the Cedar-2003 and Witch-2007 fires). Now we have large planes and computers to help the fire fighters when it happens again (and it will...a matter of time).

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